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Scotland awards seabed rights for massive amounts of offshore wind, most of it floating

Scotland awards seabed rights for massive amounts of offshore wind, most of it floating
01/18/2022

The Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the “ScotWind” seabed tender. They auctioned 8,600 km² of sea space which could host almost 25 GW of offshore wind. 17 projects won. With 15 GW most of the capacity that will now be developed will be floating offshore wind. The system the Scots have used for awarding seabed leases ensures the new offshore wind farms will be delivered at the lowest cost for consumers and taxpayers.

New Dutch Government is seriously ambitious on climate and wind energy

New Dutch Government is seriously ambitious on climate and wind energy
01/17/2022

Nine months after elections took place in the Netherlands a new Government has now taken office. It’s a coalition of four parties: VVD, D66, CDA and the Christian Union. And it has a very ambitious agenda on climate change and energy.

Germany announces massive renewables expansion

Germany announces massive renewables expansion
01/12/2022

During a press conference, Germany’s new Green Minister for Economics and Climate, Robert Habeck, presented his energy and climate plans for the year 2022 and beyond. The plans include a massive expansion of wind energy with up to 10 GW of annual new onshore wind installations towards the end of this decade.

Spain issues plan for up to 3 GW offshore wind by 2030 – in perfect time for WindEurope 2022 in Bilbao!

Spain issues plan for up to 3 GW offshore wind by 2030 – in perfect time for WindEurope 2022 in Bilbao!
12/21/2021

Spain approved its first Offshore Wind Roadmap last week. It aims to kickstart the deployment of offshore wind with a view to having up to 3 GW operating by 2030. Given Spain’s geography it’ll all be floating offshore wind. Ports and shipyards across Spain already play a key role in the supply chain for offshore wind in the rest of Europe. The new Roadmap will stimulate the further development of Spain’s floating wind supply chain. The celebration of the WindEurope annual event 2022 in Bilbao on 5-7 April will be a perfect opportunity to focus on this.

Norway needs more onshore and offshore wind to keep up with growing energy demand

Norway needs more onshore and offshore wind to keep up with growing energy demand
12/20/2021

In November WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the Norwegian Wind Energy Association’s annual conference and met with Energy State Secretary Amund Vik, Secretary General in the Energy Mnistry Andreas Eriksen and the Energy Regulator Kjetil Lund.

New German Government to speed up wind energy expansion

New German Government to speed up wind energy expansion
12/16/2021

The new German Government is up and running. The coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals brands itself a “climate Government”. They’ve agreed that Germany should exit coal-fired power earlier than planned – in 2030 if possible. And that much more renewable energy will be required to achieve that. So they’ve ambitious plans for the expansion of wind energy – both onshore and offshore.

Spain auctions 2.2GW of onshore wind and retracts clawback measures

Spain auctions 2.2GW of onshore wind and retracts clawback measures
11/16/2021

The Spanish Government published the results of its 3.3GW technology-neutral renewable energy auction. Onshore wind won a total of 2.258MW at an average of €30.18. This is amongst the cheapest strike prices in Europe ever and only slightly above the price in January’s auction in Spain.

Lithuanian offshore auction design proposals jeopardise the low-cost delivery of projects

Lithuanian offshore auction design proposals jeopardise the low-cost delivery of projects
11/16/2021

Lithuania is preparing its regulatory framework for the development of offshore wind in its waters. And new proposed auction rules have recently emerged in the Lithuanian Parliament which will jeopardise the delivery of projects at the lowest cost for society.

Ireland’s offshore ambitions are starting to take off

Ireland’s offshore ambitions are starting to take off
10/18/2021

The Irish Government has opened a consultation for its first ever offshore wind auction. This is the first step in Ireland’s ambitious plan of having 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030.

Serbia can be a champion of wind energy in the Western Balkans

Serbia can be a champion of wind energy in the Western Balkans
10/05/2021

On 15 September WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the inaugural conference of the recently created Serbian Renewable Energy Association, RES Serbia, with the Deputy Prime Minister and Energy State Secretary of Serbia.

Wind industry & Government commit to boosting offshore wind and jobs in Poland

Wind industry & Government commit to boosting offshore wind and jobs in Poland
09/28/2021

On 15 September 2021 Poland signed its first Offshore Wind Sector Deal. This Government-industry collaboration aims to establish a leading offshore wind industry in Poland. Under the Sector Deal the industry commits to the creation of up to 60,000 direct and indirect jobs in Poland’s wind industry by 2040. The Government in turn reinforces Poland’s ambitions to accelerate the energy transition with renewables by launching a new auction system and carrying out competitive auctions for offshore wind from 2025.

Spanish measures on electricity undermine EU Green Deal

Spanish measures on electricity undermine EU Green Deal
09/28/2021

The Spanish Government has introduced a new charge on wind farms and other non-polluting power plants to “compensate” for the higher revenue they say they’re earning as a result of higher wholesale electricity prices. They argue that high gas prices have driven up electricity prices, that wind farms don’t have to buy gas so they’re earning “windfall profits”.

Turkey reaches 10 GW wind energy milestone

Turkey reaches 10 GW wind energy milestone
09/13/2021

Turkey has rapidly developed into a leading market for wind energy. The country lately celebrated an important milestone: it reached a cumulative wind energy capacity of 10,000 MW. Turkey’s large territory and excellent wind speeds offer ideal conditions for wind energy production. Over the past decade the country has developed a strong wind energy supply chain.

Offshore wind continues to break new boundaries

Offshore wind continues to break new boundaries
08/31/2021

Offshore wind continues to break new boundaries. Europe has 120 offshore wind farms already. The EU wants much more and sees offshore wind producing around 20% of our power by 2050. The first 6 months of this year have seen some significant developments which give confidence that this can be achieved.

New German Government must make wind energy a top priority again

New German Government must make wind energy a top priority again
08/27/2021

On 26 September Germany will elect a new Parliament. The election will mark the end of the 16-year reign of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). Regardless of the outcome of the election, WindEurope, the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) and VDMA Power Systems call on the new Federal Government to acknowledge the central role of wind energy as the backbone of the German energy system and to remove the existing obstacles to wind energy expansion.

Spanish offshore wind reaches key milestone

Spanish offshore wind reaches key milestone
08/10/2021

Spain is a European leader in wind energy. But it is yet to enter into commercial offshore wind development. The Spanish Government now closed the consultation for Spain’s first Offshore Wind Roadmap, a key milestone on the way towards Spain’s first commercial offshore wind farms.

Europe must get its State aid rules right to have any chance of delivering climate neutrality

Europe must get its State aid rules right to have any chance of delivering climate neutrality
08/10/2021

The European Commission is revising its 2014 State aid guidelines for environment and energy. These guidelines define what national Government can and cannot do to support climate and energy projects, notably in wind energy. The first draft of the post-2021 rules promotes a technology-neutral approach to allocating public support – based on CO2 abatement potential. The lack of clarity on the specific framework for renewables risks slowing their roll-out which is a pre-condition to delivering climate neutrality. The public consultation on the draft provisions has just closed with final rules coming into force in January 2022.

Building on Europe’s experience to make offshore wind an American success story

Building on Europe’s experience to make offshore wind an American success story
08/05/2021

On 29 July WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson was invited to give a testimony in front of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber. He provided lessons the USA could draw from Europe’s success in developing offshore wind. Offshore wind has become a large European industry, contributing to economic growth and decarbonisation. It can do the same for the US.

Austria aims to have 100% renewable electricity by 2030

Austria aims to have 100% renewable electricity by 2030
07/27/2021

The Austrian National Parliament has voted in favour of the country’s new Renewable Expansion Law (EAG). The law sets a 100% renewable electricity consumption goal by 2030 for Austria – up from 75% right now.

Greek plans to suspend grid connection regime for combined renewable power plants cause concern

Greek plans to suspend grid connection regime for combined renewable power plants cause concern
07/21/2021

The Greek Government plans to change the grid connection procedure for combined renewable power plants. Combined renewable power plants are facilities that combine electricity generation from different renewable sources, such as wind and solar energy and/or combine renewables with storage technologies.

Big-scale floating wind is kicking off in France

Big-scale floating wind is kicking off in France
07/20/2021

France has closed the world’s first-ever auction for a commercial-sized floating offshore wind farm. The future wind farm will be located in the Atlantic Ocean south of Brittany and will have a capacity of 250MW. France will then auction two other floating projects of a similar size over the next year. These will be in the in the Mediterranean Sea which also has good conditions for floating wind.

It’s official: The EU Commission wants 30 GW a year of new wind up to 2030

It’s official: The EU Commission wants 30 GW a year of new wind up to 2030
07/15/2021

The European Commission has tabled the Fit-for-55 package, a series of legislative proposals to deliver the EU’s increased climate target of 55% emissions reduction by 2030. The package includes a higher renewables target and new rules to support the expansion of renewables. It further strengthens the Emissions Trading System to drive the electrification of the whole energy system. It is a good package.

Italy needs an ambitious Simplification Decree to speed up permitting

Italy needs an ambitious Simplification Decree to speed up permitting
07/06/2021

SolarPower Europe, WindEurope, ANEV, ANIE Rinnovabili, Elettricità Futura and Italia Solare have called on the Italian Government to adopt an ambitious Simplification Decree to speed up the deployment of renewables in the country.

Decision to extend EU steel safeguard will worsen pressure on costs

Decision to extend EU steel safeguard will worsen pressure on costs
07/02/2021

The European Commission has officially extended the steel safeguard measures for a further three years. The decision will add to cost pressures for wind turbine and component manufacturers.

France can lead on delivering the Green Deal by embracing wind

France can lead on delivering the Green Deal by embracing wind
07/01/2021

The EU has committed to climate neutrality by 2050, an objective endorsed by Heads of State and Government and now formally enshrined in the Climate Law. France will be key to delivering this and is planning accordingly. Its Programmation pluriannuelle de l’énergie, plans to increase the share of renewable energies to 33% of final energy consumption in 2030.

Wind industry calls for Europe-wide ban on landfilling turbine blades

Wind industry calls for Europe-wide ban on landfilling turbine blades
06/16/2021

Today WindEurope called for a Europe-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades by 2025. Europe’s wind industry actively commits to re-use, recycle, or recover 100% of decommissioned blades. This comes after several industry-leading companies announced ambitious plans for blade recycling and recovery. A landfill ban would further accelerate the development of sustainable recycling technologies for composite materials.

Romania launches Code of Good Practice to support further wind energy build-out

Romania launches Code of Good Practice to support further wind energy build-out
06/11/2021

On 26 May the Romanian Wind Energy Association launched a Code of Good Practice for Renewable Energy in Romania. WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the launch event alongside Romania’s Energy State Secretary, George Niculescu, the Energy and Competition Regulators, the TSO and the Chair of the Energy Committee of the Romanian Parliament.

Wind-based electrification will drive Europe to net zero

Wind-based electrification will drive Europe to net zero
06/09/2021

Electrification is the most cost-effective way to decarbonise Europe’s economy according to a report from ETIPWind and WindEurope out today. Wind energy will lead the process: the EU sees it being half of Europe’s electricity by 2050. With the right investments in grids and technology, the combined rate of direct and indirect electrification will be 75% of Europe’s energy demand. And with further cost reductions in wind energy, a net-zero energy system will cost no more than our energy system costs today.

Proposed new Spanish measure against wind farms is plain wrong

Proposed new Spanish measure against wind farms is plain wrong
06/03/2021

The Spanish Government yesterday presented a new measure that, if approved, would impact the revenue of certain wind farms, which according to the Government, unduly benefit from rising carbon prices.

Upscaling Europe’s port infrastructure critical for offshore wind development

Upscaling Europe’s port infrastructure critical for offshore wind development
05/28/2021

Ports are key to offshore wind development. To deliver the offshore wind expansion set out in the EU’s Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy, Europe’s ports must expand and add new infrastructure. In a new report, WindEurope estimates that €6.5bn of investment in port infrastructure will be needed by 2030. The European Commission should develop a Ports Strategy and recognise the societal and ecological value of ports.

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